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Golf to Close Regular Season at Hoosier Intercollegiate
4/5/2024 10:58:00 AM | Men's Golf
HOUSTON — The Rice Golf team will close out its regular season schedule this Saturday-Sunday, Apr. 6-7, when it travels to Bloomington, Ind., for the Hoosier Collegiate. The tournament will be played at the par-71, 7,355-yard PFAU Course at Indiana University.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the 15-team field are Butler, DePaul, Eastern Kentucky, Evansville, High Point, Indiana, IUPUI, Michigan, Michigan State, Murray State, Northwestern (individuals only), Notre Dame, Purdue Fort Wayne, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"This week will be a great experience for the team. The Pfau Golf Course is a great test and we'll see some teams we don't normally see. Playing on zoysia fairways and bent grass greens is a lot different than what we are used to in Houston."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Hoosier Collegiate team tournament by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Reggie Zhu – No. 1 position … AAC Golfer of the Week (2/21) … leads the team with a 73.10 stroke average … second on the team with nine rounds of par or better … two top 20 finishes … had the best finish of his career at the Border Olympics, tying for third-place at -10 … fired a final round 66, tying the lowest round and lowest round to par by a freshman in school history … the -10 for the tournament set a Rice freshman record, becoming just the third player in school history to finish a tournament at -10 or better … tied for 12th-place at the All-American Intercollegiate (3/18-19) … tied for 22nd-place at the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/12-13) … tied for 39th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12).
Raghav Chugh – No. 2 position … is first since 1991 in career stroke average (72.77) and average vs. par (+1.06) … is second on the team with a 73.63 stroke average … tied for third on the team with seven rounds of par or better … tied for 11th-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) … tied a career-low with a 67 in the second round … tied for 26th-place the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/12-13) … tied for 67th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … 2023 First Team All-Conference USA … three-time C-USA Men's Golfer of the Week.
Jay Kirchdorfer – No. 3 position … is third since 1991 in career stroke average (73.47) and average vs. par (+1.76) … is third on the team with a 73.85 stroke average … team-high 10 rounds of par or better … finished -12 and runner-up at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10), where he set career lows for round (67), 36-hole score (135) and 54-hole score (204) … his 36-hole score of 135 tied the school record … his -12 and 54-hole score of 204 are both the second lowest in school history … tied for the team lead with six rounds of par or better … tied for 12th at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … 2023 Third Team All-Conference USA … C-USA Men's Golfer of the Week (Feb. 22, 2023).
Lukas Boandl – No. 4 position … has a 74.00 stroke average … tied for second on the team with seven rounds of par or better … tied for 12th at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12), where he set a career-low 54-hole score of 213 … 2023 Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
Blake Benson – No. 5 position … has a 75.25 stroke average … tied the lowest round of his career when he fired a final round 69 at the Louisiana Classics (3/12) … tied for 34th-place at the All-American Intercollegiate (3/18-19) … finished in 62nd-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) and the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/28-29) … 2023 Conference USA All-Academic Team.
Jaivir Pande – Individual … has a 75.33 stroke average … four rounds of par or better … tied for 26th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/28-29) … carded back-to-back 72's in the first two rounds … finished in 28th-place at the All-American Intercollegiate Individual tournament (3/18-19) … tied for 40th-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) … tied for 58th-place at the Argent Financial Classic, where he fired a second round 67.
PAIRINGS
The Owls will tee off at 8 a.m. CT from holes No. 5-8. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Butler, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Hoosier Collegiate, the Owls will begin postseason play when it heads to Belleair, Fla., for the American Athletic Conference Championship, Apr. 19-21.
TEAM FIELD
Joining Rice in the 15-team field are Butler, DePaul, Eastern Kentucky, Evansville, High Point, Indiana, IUPUI, Michigan, Michigan State, Murray State, Northwestern (individuals only), Notre Dame, Purdue Fort Wayne, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso.
JUSTIN EMIL QUOTABLE
"This week will be a great experience for the team. The Pfau Golf Course is a great test and we'll see some teams we don't normally see. Playing on zoysia fairways and bent grass greens is a lot different than what we are used to in Houston."
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring of the Hoosier Collegiate team tournament by visiting Golfstat.com or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Reggie Zhu – No. 1 position … AAC Golfer of the Week (2/21) … leads the team with a 73.10 stroke average … second on the team with nine rounds of par or better … two top 20 finishes … had the best finish of his career at the Border Olympics, tying for third-place at -10 … fired a final round 66, tying the lowest round and lowest round to par by a freshman in school history … the -10 for the tournament set a Rice freshman record, becoming just the third player in school history to finish a tournament at -10 or better … tied for 12th-place at the All-American Intercollegiate (3/18-19) … tied for 22nd-place at the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/12-13) … tied for 39th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12).
Raghav Chugh – No. 2 position … is first since 1991 in career stroke average (72.77) and average vs. par (+1.06) … is second on the team with a 73.63 stroke average … tied for third on the team with seven rounds of par or better … tied for 11th-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) … tied a career-low with a 67 in the second round … tied for 26th-place the Bentwater Intercollegiate (2/12-13) … tied for 67th-place at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … 2023 First Team All-Conference USA … three-time C-USA Men's Golfer of the Week.
Jay Kirchdorfer – No. 3 position … is third since 1991 in career stroke average (73.47) and average vs. par (+1.76) … is third on the team with a 73.85 stroke average … team-high 10 rounds of par or better … finished -12 and runner-up at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10), where he set career lows for round (67), 36-hole score (135) and 54-hole score (204) … his 36-hole score of 135 tied the school record … his -12 and 54-hole score of 204 are both the second lowest in school history … tied for the team lead with six rounds of par or better … tied for 12th at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … 2023 Third Team All-Conference USA … C-USA Men's Golfer of the Week (Feb. 22, 2023).
Lukas Boandl – No. 4 position … has a 74.00 stroke average … tied for second on the team with seven rounds of par or better … tied for 12th at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12), where he set a career-low 54-hole score of 213 … 2023 Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
Blake Benson – No. 5 position … has a 75.25 stroke average … tied the lowest round of his career when he fired a final round 69 at the Louisiana Classics (3/12) … tied for 34th-place at the All-American Intercollegiate (3/18-19) … finished in 62nd-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) and the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/28-29) … 2023 Conference USA All-Academic Team.
Jaivir Pande – Individual … has a 75.33 stroke average … four rounds of par or better … tied for 26th-place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (10/28-29) … carded back-to-back 72's in the first two rounds … finished in 28th-place at the All-American Intercollegiate Individual tournament (3/18-19) … tied for 40th-place at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10) … tied for 58th-place at the Argent Financial Classic, where he fired a second round 67.
PAIRINGS
The Owls will tee off at 8 a.m. CT from holes No. 5-8. Rice will compete in groups with student-athletes from Butler, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso. Tuesday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.
UP NEXT
Following the Hoosier Collegiate, the Owls will begin postseason play when it heads to Belleair, Fla., for the American Athletic Conference Championship, Apr. 19-21.
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